diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index e25e7b7..fa7354c 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -22,8 +22,12 @@ if BOOKMARKFS_UTIL
 
   check_util_lib_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/src
   check_util_lib_LDADD    = $(top_builddir)/src/libbookmarkfs_util.la
-  check_util_lib_SOURCES  = check_lib.c check_watcher.c check_sandbox.c  \
+  check_util_lib_SOURCES  = check_lib.c check_watcher.c  \
                             check_hashmap.c check_util.c
+
+if SANDBOX
+  check_util_lib_SOURCES += check_sandbox.c
+endif  # SANDBOX
 endif  # BOOKMARKFS_UTIL
 
 if BOOKMARKFS_MOUNT
diff --git a/tests/check_lib.c b/tests/check_lib.c
index 2aa4ec0..7169ebc 100644
--- a/tests/check_lib.c
+++ b/tests/check_lib.c
@@ -59,8 +59,10 @@ dispatch_subcmds (
         status = subcmd_prng(argc, argv);
     } else if (0 == strcmp("watcher", cmd)) {
         status = check_watcher(argc, argv);
+#ifdef BOOKMARKFS_SANDBOX
     } else if (0 == strcmp("sandbox", cmd)) {
         status = check_sandbox(argc, argv);
+#endif
     } else if (0 == strcmp("hashmap", cmd)) {
         status = check_hashmap(argc, argv);
     } else {
diff --git a/tests/lib_sandbox.at b/tests/lib_sandbox.at
index 1eed135..9e53e18 100644
--- a/tests/lib_sandbox.at
+++ b/tests/lib_sandbox.at
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ AT_SETUP([util lib: sandbox])
 AT_KEYWORDS([lib sandbox])
 
 ATX_CHECK_LIB([
+    ATX_FEAT_PREREQ([sandbox])
+
     tmpdir=./$(ath_fn_rand_u64_hex).tmp.d
 
     mkdir $tmpdir